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Lips, Inc … the primal power of the kiss
Mad passion may seem to drive a human being to smooch the object of their desire but, according to scientists, romance has little to do with it.
- by Sharon Bradley
Deborah Conway on music, missed opportunities and #MeToo
Some expected Deborah Conway to become world-famous in the 1990s. But the feisty Melburnian was never going to sell out - and that's not changed. So what has?
- by Melissa Fyfe
University
'The world is a safe space for white, heterosexual men, so why the f--- can't we have one space for ourselves?'
Australian universities have become a flashpoint for free speech, with the left and right increasingly deaf to each other’s views.
- by Tim Elliott
Defence
Howzat! The Aussie troops bowling over the locals in war zones
On tours to East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq, Australian soldiers have employed cricket as a way to relieve stress and bond with locals – friends and frenemies alike.
- by Nick McKenzie
Two of Us
The couple who saved each other from a heart attack, five years apart
When Alistair suffered a heart attack in 2012, his wife, Fran, gave him life-saving CPR. When Fran collapsed five years later, Alistair did the same for her.
- by Laura McGeoch
Foreign correspondence
Singapore's street food 'is a whole other universe for Western palates'
"Apparently local enthusiasm is an important part of the UNESCO selection criteria. It's something I saw in abundance in Singapore."
- by Amelia Lester
Spotlight
A cut above the rest: The search for Australia's most stunning mullets
Last year, the small NSW town of Kurri Kurri became the world capital of the classic Aussie hairstyle when it held its inaugural Mullet Fest contest.
- by Greg Callaghan
Dicey topics
Dicey Topics: Rufus Wainwright talks on sex, religion and politics
The American-Canadian singer-songwriter discusses the topics we are told to keep quiet.
- by Benjamin Law
Netflix
Where Marie Kondo could clean up next
The KonMari method (yep, she's branded it) proposes that if an object doesn't "spark joy", it should be thanked, then removed from the home.
- by Annabel Ross
The full bottle: How to spot good value on a wine list
The same rules apply to wine in restaurants as to wine anywhere else: the unfashionable wines are undervalued, tend to be underpriced – and aren't often seen on wine lists.
- by Huon Hooke